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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1931
Page
8
In a historical note, Dothan’s first opera house stood on East Main street near the Central railroad crossing and was owned by the late W C Pil cher. The page features a classified column titled LEGAL NOTICES highlighting vacant rooms and housing ads.
Po n er JP appointed as administrator de bonis non of the estate of G Jackson listed in probate records. Filing references D30 SiIL 24 indicate an probate action and appointment proceeding within the local court system.
Mr Enon and Mrs Lester White hosted relatives including two sons for Christmas dinner at Mrs White's mother near Hendland. Social visits spread through nearby towns with Harrells and Adams families in Dothan and Cherletroas. An oyster supper at Lester White's home and multiple shopping journeys to Dothan filled the weekend. Henry Adama family Jack Harrell and others visited, Cary Gay shopped, and Bob Tate and Bobbie Lee Hall also featured in local anecdotes. In Anniston, B Bates sought a patent for a safety device to prevent railroad switch accidents. a model was shown at the Anniston Star with the invention operated automatically when struck by an approaching train.
Timings show connections between Columbus and Geneva Brewton and Thomasville Titton with departures around 1 20 AM of a day and arrivals at Dothan and Marianna with times around 6 00 AM and 2 30 PM From Dothan to Klarianns at 7 15 PM and a final stop at Union Bus Station The text reads as an OCR damaged timetable with several unreadable tokens and inconsistent punctuation.
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